Ten thousand dollars a month can buy a lot of lettuce, especially for produce lovers like Alfred Behney. The 87-year-old Berks Country resident was presented today with a commemorative check from the Pennsylvania Lottery for winning a top prize on the $10,000 a Month for Life Scratch-Off ticket. Today\u2019s check presentation took place at Lottery Headquarters, 1200 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, Dauphin County.<\/p>\n
Behney, a retired truck driver, said he likes to frequent Amish or Mennonite farm stands to see what fresh produce he can snag. Along the way, he\u2019ll stop by a local gas station to pick up some coffee and a Lottery Scratch-Off ticket. <\/p>\n
He said he bought this winning ticket on May 27 at Star Gas & Diesel, 8558 Lancaster Avenue, Bethel Township. The retailer will receive a $10,000 selling bonus.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been playing Scratch-Offs for years, especially as a truck driver,\u201d said Behney. He ended up taking the annuity option. The cash prize is a lump sum of $1.6 million.<\/p>\n
Behney said he found out that he won a top prize after scanning the ticket at the retailer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe clerk and I scanned it and we both just stood there, looking at each other. We didn\u2019t believe it!\u201d said Behney. \u201cI thought, \u2018There\u2019s got to be something wrong.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Behney said he didn\u2019t always live in Berks County.<\/p>\n
\u201cI grew up in Schuylkill County where I was an all-star athlete in school,\u201d he said, adding that he also served in the U.S. Army after the Korean War. But that\u2019s not all.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 1961, I signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers in Montgomery Alabama. I made $300 a month. My parents had to send me money. But it was such a great experience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Decades later, Behney gets an experience he won\u2019t soon forget. Only this time, it\u2019s with the Pennsylvania Lottery.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations to Alfred on his remarkable Pennsylvania Lottery win. His good fortune is a reminder that life\u2011changing prizes are awarded to players across the Commonwealth every day,\u201d said Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne. \u201cEvery Pennsylvania Lottery ticket purchased also supports vital programs that benefit older Pennsylvanians. We\u2019re very proud of the fact that the Pennsylvania Lottery remains the nation\u2019s only state lottery that directs all of its proceeds to programs supporting older residents.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the entire Pennsylvania Lottery team, I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Alfred on this extraordinary win,\u201d saidPennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko. \u201cAt 87, after serving in the military and spending time on the baseball field, Alfred has already had an incredible journey. We\u2019re truly delighted to see this prize add a new and joyful chapter for him. I\u2019d also like to thank Star Gas & Diesel for their continued partnership. Our retailer partners help us serve our players and support the Lottery\u2019s mission of benefiting older Pennsylvanians.\u201d<\/p>\n
Players can learn more about games by visiting the Lottery\u2019s\u00a0website\u00a0or downloading the\u00a0Official App.<\/p>\n
As a reminder, Scratch-Off prizes expire one year from the game\u2019s end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.<\/p>\n
Scratch-Offs are distributed at random, meaning the Pennsylvania Lottery and its retailers do not know where winning tickets will be sold. The Lottery learns where winning tickets are sold only after a prize has been claimed.<\/p>\n
All Lottery prizes more than $5,000 are subject to applicable withholding. Visit palottery.com to review rules, chances of winning and learn how to play our traditional and online games.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ten thousand dollars a month can buy a lot of lettuce, especially for produce lovers like Alfred Behney.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217749,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-217748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}